All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Nebraska, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 10, 2022. The filing deadline for an incumbent was February 15, 2022. The filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates was March 1, 2022.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 23.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 74.9%.^[1]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated David J. Else and Mark Elworth Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adrian Smith (R)	78.3	172,700
	David J. Else (D)	15.8	34,836
	Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	5.9	13,016

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 220,552
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

David J. Else defeated Daniel Wik in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 10, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David J. Else	52.2	8,701
	Daniel Wik	47.8	7,968

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,669
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated Mike Calhoun in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adrian Smith	76.0	89,453
	Submit photo	Mike Calhoun	24.0	28,243

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,696
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Mark Elworth Jr. advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Elworth Jr.	100.0	89

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Nebraska

Election information in Nebraska: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 21, 2022
Online: Oct. 21, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 11, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

8 a.m. - 8 p.m. (CT)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

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Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

Legalize Marijuana

Grow Hemp to save the Earth

Promote Freedom and Liberty

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

Marijuana Legalization

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

Hits on the Bong by Cypress Hill

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

No, less the better

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

Shortages of Marijuana

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

Do it

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Mark Elworth Jr. (Legal Marijuana Now)

I've been petitioning to legalize since the 1990s.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Adrian Smith	Republican Party	$1,709,691	$1,940,798	$914,536	As of December 31, 2022
David J. Else	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Daniel Wik	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Mike Calhoun	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Mark Elworth Jr.	Legal Marijuana Now Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Nebraska in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Nebraska, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Nebraska	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$1,740.00	2/15/2022	Source
Nebraska	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	20% of registered voters in the district who voted for president in 2020, or 2,000, whichever is less	$1,740.00	9/1/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

	2024 → ← 2020
Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: February 15, 2022/March 1, 2022
	Primary: May 10, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone); Voting in Nebraska
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+29; Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Nebraska District 3
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Nebraska District 3
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Nebraska after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[9]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Nebraska
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Nebraska's 1st	43.3%	54.3%	41.3%	56.3%
Nebraska's 2nd	52.2%	45.8%	52.2%	45.7%
Nebraska's 3rd	23.1%	74.9%	22.4%	75.6%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Nebraska.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Nebraska in 2022. Information below was calculated on March 25, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 16 candidates filed to run for Nebraska’s three U.S. House districts, including nine Republicans, six Democrats, and one Legal Marijuana Now candidate. That's 5.3 candidates per district, more than the 4.7 candidates per district in 2020 and 3.7 in 2018.

This was the first candidate filing deadline to take place under new district lines adopting during Nebraska's decennial redistricting process. Nebraska was apportioned three congressional districts, the same number it had after the 2010 census.

Incumbent Reps. Don Bacon (R) and Adrian Smith (R) filed for re-election and both drew primary challengers. Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R) also filed for re-election in the 1st District. On March 31, Fortenberry resigned from Congress following his conviction on campaign finance-related charges in federal court. This resignation came after the election withdrawal deadline, meaning Fortenberry's name would remain on the primary ballot.^[10]

Since Fortenberry would no longer be an incumbent at the time of the primary, the 1st District was counted as an open seat in this analysis. This created the first open-seat regular election for U.S. House in Nebraska since 2006. The last time an incumbent lost in the state was in 2016 when Bacon defeated one-term incumbent Brad Ashford (D).

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+29. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 29 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nebraska's 3rd the 5th most Republican district nationally.^[11]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Nebraska's 3rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
23.1%	74.9%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Nebraska, 2020

Nebraska presidential election results (1900-2020)

6 Democratic wins
25 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Nebraska and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Nebraska
	Nebraska	United States
Population	1,961,504	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	76,817	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	85.3%	70.4%
Black/African American	4.8%	12.6%
Asian	2.5%	5.6%
Native American	0.9%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	2.5%	5.1%
Multiple	3.9%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	11.2%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.6%	88.5%
College graduation rate	32.5%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$63,015	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	10.4%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Nebraska's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nebraska, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	3	5
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	3	5

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Nebraska's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Nebraska, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Pete Ricketts
Lieutenant Governor	Mike Foley
Secretary of State	Bob Evnen
Attorney General	Doug Peterson

State legislature

The table below highlights the partisan composition of the Nebraska State Senate as of November 2022.

Nebraska State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	17
	Republican Party	32
	Independent	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		49

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Nebraska was a Republican trifecta, with a majority in the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Nebraska Party Control: 1992-2022
Seven years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

District history

2020

Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 12 Republican primary)

Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 12 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated Mark Elworth Jr. and Dustin Hobbs in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adrian Smith (R)	78.5	225,157
		Mark Elworth Jr. (D)	17.7	50,690
	Submit photo	Dustin Hobbs (L)	3.8	10,923

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286,770
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Mark Elworth Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Elworth Jr.	100.0	26,776

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,776
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David J. Else (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated Arron Kowalski, Justin Moran, William Elfgren, and Larry Bolinger in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adrian Smith	82.6	96,260
	Submit photo	Arron Kowalski	5.5	6,424
		Justin Moran	5.5	6,374
		William Elfgren	3.5	4,063
		Larry Bolinger	2.9	3,389

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,510
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Dustin Hobbs advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dustin Hobbs	100.0	561

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 561
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2018

See also: Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated Paul Theobald in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adrian Smith (R)	76.7	163,650
	Paul Theobald (D)	23.3	49,654

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 213,304 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Paul Theobald advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Theobald	100.0	16,395

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 16,395
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated Kirk Penner, Arron Kowalski, and Larry Bolinger in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adrian Smith	65.7	50,878
		Kirk Penner	26.0	20,116
	Submit photo	Arron Kowalski	5.8	4,461
		Larry Bolinger	2.5	1,935

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 77,390
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2016

See also: Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Adrian Smith faced no opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run in 2016. Smith also faced no primary opponent on May 10, 2016.^[12]

**U.S. House, Nebraska District 3 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adrian Smith Incumbent	100%	226,720
Total Votes				226,720
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

Primary candidates:^[13]

Democratic

No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Republican

Adrian Smith - Incumbent^[14]

2014

See also: Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Nebraska held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Adrian Smith (R) defeated Mark Sullivan (D) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Nebraska District 3 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adrian Smith Incumbent	75.4%	139,440
	Democratic	Mark Sullivan	24.6%	45,524
Total Votes				184,964
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Nebraska District 3 Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Adrian Smith Incumbent	68.1%	67,113
Tom Brewer	31.9%	31,436
Total Votes		98,549
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

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Footnotes

↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
↑ KMTV, "Fortenberry resignation sets up unique situation with special election," March 28, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016
↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016

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Nebraska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Deb Fischer (R)

Pete Ricketts (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mike Flood (R)

District 2

Don Bacon (R)

District 3

Adrian Smith (R)

Republican Party (5)

[1] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[2] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[3] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[4] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[5] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[8] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[9] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[10] KMTV, "Fortenberry resignation sets up unique situation with special election," March 28, 2022

[11] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[cong16-12] Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016

[listedalph-13] Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.

[14] Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016

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